Concealed ironing board



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Patented Jan. 5, 1926.

UNITED STATES GEORGE A. LIPPERT, OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.

CONCEALED IRONING BOARD.

Application filed. October 11, 1923. Serial No. 667,908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnoncs A. Lrrrnnrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dubuque, in the county of Dubuque and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Concealed Ironing Boards, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to an ironing board in combination with a housing or cabinet for the'same.

One object of the invention is to construct the cabinet or housing so that the ironing board can be stored therein when not in use, the cabinet being very shallow and slightly higher than the length of the ironing board when stood on end.

The ironing board is mounted in the cab inet so that it cannot be detached therefrom and is supported therein in such a manner that it is very firm when being used, both in vertical and horizontal directions although props and braces are entirely dispensed with.

In the accompanying drawings, one embodiment of the invention is illustrated, and

Figure 1. is a perspective View of the housing open and the ironing board ready for use;

Figure 2 is a front elevation and partial section showing the housing closed;

Figure 3 is a. vertical section along line 33 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4- is a fragmentary section on a larger scale taken along line 4- 1 of Figure 2 with the board arranged for use.

The ironing board 10 is preferably of the usual tapering construction and of a length most suitable for the work to be performed thereon. It is shown with a soft covering 11 extending the greater part of its length. At the inner end of the board is formed a hinge consisting of a transverse rod 12 carried in bearings 13 secured to the board and at each end of which a roller 14 is mounted, as best seen in Figure 4.

The housing consists of a base 15 and an upper structure 16, the former being built in the form of a frame of rectangular cross section and of a height to make the ironing comfortable when the board 10 is in position for use. The frame 15 is for this reason provided with a top shelf 17 upon ch the board rests when open. The side walls of the base are provided with grooves 18, the said grooves extending from the bottom of the cabinet to a distance slightly above the shelf 17. The grooves are formed at the back of the cabinet and are of a width to easily accommodate the rollers 14.

The upper structure 16 consists of an outer frame 20 with an open. front 30. The front opening is normally closed by a door 21 carried on hinges 22 and provided with. a latch 23 for locking the door. The opening is of such a width that the ironing board can easily pass through the same. On the under side of the board is provided a handle 24 near its free end intended to be gripped for swinging the board into open position. The shelf 17 is preferably reinforced by a cross bar 25 in order to make the structure very firm. The cross bar 25 may be bolted, as indicated at 26, to the sides of the lower frame which continue up to the top of the upper frame 80, and a back 81, preferably of sheet metal, is provided for the entire structure.

\Vhen the ironing board is to be used, the door 21 is first opened, the board, being in housed position, stands with its rollers 14 on the floor, said rollers engaging in the grooves 18 in the sides of the housing. By taking hold of the handle 24, the board can be slightly tilted outwardly, which action is facilitated by the wide space 27 extending from the top of the shelf 17 a short distance down the front bar 25 of the base on the inner side thereof, as best seen in Figure 3. This permits the free end 28 of the board to pass the upper edge of the frame opening 30 and the board may now be lifted while the rollers 14 follow the grooves or channels 18. As the rollers pass upwardly in the grooves, the inclination of the board will become greater and greater until at last, when the rollers strike the top end 29 of the grooves, the board will take up its horizontal position as shown in Figure 1 and also indicated by dotted lines in Figure 3. When the ironing board is used there will be a downward pressure on the shelf 17 and an upward pressure at the end of the grooves 29, which will firmly hold the board in position for use. 7

After the ironing has been completed, the end of the board. is lifted when the rollers 14 l p s t e grews 18 anti-. the? reach the bottom and the board takes the upright position indicated in Figure Lastly, the door 21 is closed and the ironing board is entirely concealed in the housing and is out of the way.

It is evidentfrom the foregoing that an ironing board constructed in this manner takes up very little room and is always to be found in the same place and does not need to be carried into a closet or wardrobe when not in use.

Another advantage is that there are no obstructing props or inclined braces which are generally found to be in the way of the operator, which props or braces very seldom give a firm support to the board. In the present device, on the other hand, the board is firmly supported when in use both in horizontal and vertical directions.

As indicated in the figures, the housing is preferably built into the wall of a house so that the plastering 32 covers entirely the lower frame 15, only the upper structure 16 being visible.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A device of the class described comprising a housing rising from the floor within the wall of a room and having an opening in its upper portion, the sides of the housing having vertical grooves in their inner faces at the back thereof extending from the floor to points slightly above the lower end of the opening through the housing, a shelf projecting from the housing at the lower end of the opening, a board adapted to extend upright within the housing or extend therefrom and rest upon the shelf, and guiding stops at the inner extremity of the board playing in the grooves in the sides of the housing.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

GEORGE A. LIPPERT. L. 8. 

